Timesofindia.com at centurion:
Joburg Super Kings‘Winless streak at the centurion in the Sa20 Continued on Wedsday when they Lost by 32 Runs to two-Time Defending Champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape in johannesburg. Their fifth cultural loss at the picturesque grind, thought, means they are now out of Contection for the SA20 2025 Final. Sunrisers, however, will have to go through paarl royals on Thursday in qualifier 2.
Put in to bat, sec scored 184/6 in their allotted 20 overs with skipper aiden markram playing a captain’s knock of an unbeated 62 Runs from 40 Balls. In Reply, JSK Got Going in Patches but Never Enough to overhaul the target. Eventually, they were halted on 152/7 with jonny bairsstow’s 37 runs from 17 balls the biggest contribution.
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With the Gautrain Running Adjacent to Centurion, Gunning at High Speeds of 160-180 kmph, so was we was markram, tristan stubbs (26 from 21) and Marco Jansen (23 from 12 Balls). As they want guns ho, much of the brunt was felt by lutho Sipamla who went for 0/72 in the four overs – the most expensive spell in SA20 History.
The difference, eventually, came to one over. Just Six Balls. That is where the game was workedly won and loss.
It was the 19th over of the sec innings, the band was in full noise, crowd wasyed their beers and familyies preparation for the grills. The 26-year-old sipamla prepared to bowl the penultimate over.
First Ball, Six. Full, Sixth Stump Line, Smashed Beyond The Sightscreen. Third ball, short, outside off, pulled into the grassbanks for six more. Next One, A No Ball. Cherry on the cake at this stage. Fourth ball, freebie four with the fielder making a message of it. Next, Four More. Once Again, Width Offred, Low Full Toss, Square Drive Four. Last Ball, Length Ball, on the off Stump, Jansen Whips it for a Maximum over Deep Mid-What.
6, 1, 6, 2nb, 4, 4, 6 – 29 runs from the over. Sec Had Suddenly Gone from 146/5 to 175/5 Before Finishing on 184/6.
DURING The Chase, Devon Conway and Faf Du PLERED TRIED TO Provide the launchpad with a 40-rp partnership for the opening wicket. There was further stands for 22, 29, 25 and 24 but none that could record the damage by that by that over.
Bairsstow tried to replicate the mayhem with 21 runs from six balls at one point – Hitting 6, 1, 4, 6, 4 – But his attempts were halted with a missed revealed.
As he walked back, annoyed with Himself, secld breath easy. They have taken a virtual step into the second qualifier at this very ground.